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Radicals › #146 襾

襾 — the “cover” radical

Radical #146 6 strokesalso written 西

as 西 (west) on top 4 of the JLPT kanji on this site are built with it — recognizing the piece makes them far easier to remember.

Kanji using the 襾 radical (4)

need, main point西west, Spainhegemony, supremacycapsize, cover
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